Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Funston, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Funston who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

For All Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers In Funston, Click Here.